21 February 2015 NZFT War Cry

FAITH IN ACTION | 21 February 2015 | Issue 6611 | $1.50

PARENTING AN AUTISTIC CHILD

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Jesus had great compassion for parents. One time, a father whose son was being attacked by an evil force came to Jesus, desperate for help. ‘Bring your son to me,’ was Jesus’ simple response. ose of us who are parents know that many things can attack—or trouble—our kids. Some of these attacks come from within their own bodies—some illness or other condition that perhaps makes aspects of daily life harder for them. Or perhaps we see evidence of some inner attitude, bad habit or negative way of seeing themselves that is not helpful to their wellbeing.

Attacks can also come from outside—troubles such as bullying or betrayals, accidents or disappointments. ere are times, as parents, when our hearts ache for our children because we want them to be happy. We want them to choose a wise path. We can speak words of encouragement and challenge into their lives. We can support them, but we can’t always change their circumstances or their response to these circumstances. is can be very hard to accept sometimes.

Of course, grandparents, extended family, friends and teachers also know what it’s like to see the challenges that young people face, and want to nd a way to help them. In fact, as children grow, some of these people have more opportunities to speak into a young person’s lives than their parents.

In whatever circumstance your child is facing, hear Jesus’ gentle invitation: ‘Bring them to me.’ Parents aren’t expected to carry the burden of worry about their children alone. Jesus invites us to share our concerns with him and draw on his strength and wise advice.

We see the value of this approach in this edition’s article about euns and Tania Henning, who have written a book detailing their experiences of living with an autistic child. e couple’s goal is to give their son Reuben all the skills he needs to have a full life.

Faith is one of the anchors in the Hennings’s lives. In fact, Tania’s dad says, ‘if it had not been for God and nail-biting’, his daughter and son-in-law would not have been able to bear their challenging circumstances. ere are probably plenty of parents who can relate to that observation!

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o you remember the old McDonalds Kiwi Burger ad— that one with the song listing all the things Kiwis love?

Even back in the ’ s that attempt to de ne Kiwi culture had a list of at least di erent types of Kiwiana! Kiwi culture is hard to pin down, and our values as a nation even harder.

Of all the people who epitomise Kiwi values perhaps Sir Edmund Hillary summed them up best. In fact, Sir Ed once said, ‘In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander. I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination and I rather like to succeed.’ at modesty and can-do attitude is something Kiwis look up to. He also believed in helping people get a fair go. at’s another thing we pride ourselves on—we value fairness (or we claim to).

Unfortunately for us, things aren’t always so fair in New Zealand—life sometimes seems like one of Sir Ed’s mountains and not everyone can get to the top. is year’s Salvation Army annual State of the Nation report, launched on February, is named ‘A Mountain All Can Climb’. It demonstrates that currently New Zealand is a place where not everyone gets support to climb the mountains they face. is can be seen in high school achievements, for instance. e report outlines a great divide between lowdecile communities and high-decile communities; between M ori students and non-M ori students.

When it comes to crime, our M ori people are more likely to be apprehended and then convicted for the same crime than their non-M ori counterparts. And our children

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are su ering, with cases of violence and neglect of children increasing.

In some parts of the country it is incredibly di cult to nd a ordable housing, and this impacts all other aspects of daily life.

Not all of us are getting a fair go and we as a nation need to do better.

At the same time, the report shows us there are things to celebrate: teenage pregnancy rates have dropped by per cent, as a nation we are drinking less, taking fewer drugs, and gambling less money. More people are employed and the number of people needing Salvation Army food parcels fell for the rst time since . Such changes are worth celebrating as we know this means more people are able to climb the mountain of social wellbeing.

However, there’s still a long way to go.

As I say at the start of this year’s State of the Nation, ‘As a nation, we appear to value fairness … Our national values suggest we really do care about the plight of our fellow New Zealanders. So let’s strive for the national values we aspire to … Sir Ed saw every mountain as an opportunity for success. As a nation, we must be as determined and committed as he was. Collectively, we can ensure that everyone is supported to conquer this mountain.’

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n their book Making Sense of the Jigsaw Puzzle, euns and Tania Henning tell the story of their son, Reuben. It is an account of autism, but the real story is about a child who is an ‘intentional part of God’s creation,’ says euns.

‘I have come to the stage when if I say I truly believe that God loves me above anything else, that means if something negative happens in my life, there has to be a very signi cant purpose behind it.’

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e rst piece of the puzzle began when euns was a child, growing up on a farm in the Orange Freestate at the heart of South Africa. With an English-speaking population of only two per cent, euns grew up speaking Afrikaans and Southern Sotho. It was an unlikely preparation for living in an English-speaking country, let alone writing a book in his third language, jokes euns.

It was at university that euns fell in love with his childhood friend Tania. eir parents were good friends, so euns had known Tania since she was eight, when he was a much older and wiser 11-year-old.

But it was at university their friendship blossomed into romance. e couple got married after euns completed his compulsory military training in the air force. ey enjoyed their early married life, using work opportunities and holidays to travel extensively during their rst seven years of marriage. During this time, they went through a number of seemingly random life and work experiences that did not make sense at the time. ‘Yet, looking back today, the Creator was busy preparing us for something unique,’ re ects euns.

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euns and Tania came to New Zealand on an O.E. with the intention of furthering their studies— euns in civil engineering and Tania in psychology. But the couple found themselves not wanting to leave. ey connected with the tolerance for di erent cultures, and were inspired by the freedom they found in New Zealand. euns and Tania dreamed of starting their own family in New Zealand. And so began another piece of the puzzle: a ve-year battle with infertility. Although euns had achieved his career dreams, working as a lecturer at the University of Auckland as well as running his own civil engineering practice, this was a time of waiting, praying and disappointment. During this period, Tania found herself volunteering at a school for children with special needs. en came the joyful news that Tania was pregnant. ‘I had achieved what I wanted to in my career and was longing for a child,’ euns recalls. ‘But it was also a time of signi cant spiritual growth. So when our child came along, it was such a gift from Heaven and we couldn’t believe it. We treasured him from day one.’

‘I could not believe how lucky I was to have a son like Reuben,’ writes euns in their book. ‘His energy, radiance, and eagerness to learn were more than any dad could have asked for. We were able to connect at a level that I never thought would be possible.’ ey took pride in how advanced Reuben was, able to put puzzles together before the age of two.

At the same time, the couple experienced di culties that would put a strain on any parent—Reuben didn’t sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time, and he su ered constant re ux and infections.

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Tania, with her psychology background, began to have concerns about Reuben’s development, but kept these fears to herself. For euns, it wasn’t until he went to Canada to visit his brother and met his nephew for the rst time—who was the same age as Reuben—that fears crept in. Although in many ways Reuben was more advanced, euns noticed his nephew was more able to connect with people.

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Tania remembers that when euns returned from Canada, he said, ‘I think there is something seriously wrong with Reuben.’ e oodgates opened and Tania cried and explained to euns all she knew about autism.

At the age of two-and-a-half, Reuben was diagnosed with severe Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and his parents were told he would never talk. euns describes it as the darkest time of his life. But even in that moment, he sensed God’s greater purpose.

‘I often look back on my path and the doors God closed that didn’t make sense at the time. ere were so many things that made me ask, “Why did this happen, God?” But in the end, it was the best for me. So in the dark, dark moment of utter disappointment and shock, I had a sense that many pieces of the jigsaw were falling into place.’

Previous experiences seemed to be preparing them for this moment. Tania’s work with special needs children suddenly made sense, and it was her knowledge that often kept them going through the gruelling task of teaching Reuben.

Later, when they were bogged down with funding applications for Reuben, another piece of the jigsaw fell into place: after nervously lodging their application for school funding, it came back approved and signed by the former principal of the school Tania volunteered for. ey had no idea he was now responsible for government funding. ‘I’m a statistician and if I re ect on the odds of that happening, they are phenomenal!’ says euns.

‰ While they were still in the haze of grief, Tania found out that she was pregnant again—with a girl they named Mia. Although it came at the most di cult time of their life, Mia became a ray of sunshine that brought them a sense of fun. ‘Mia was God-sent. She is that glimpse of normality when we need it,’ says euns, with quiet emotion. ‘When it is all getting too much, I can just hold her for a few seconds and that’s all I need to keep going.’

Mia also adored her older brother. For the family, the rhythm of life eventually settled into a new kind of normal. ‘ ings started to get better for me when I decided that my primary role in Reuben’s life is to be his dad, not his teacher. I’m the fun guy and I can teach him stu ,

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but through games. He has the professionals, [but] he needs parents.

‘You have to get to the point where the child comes rst. e disorder is not who he is; it is part of him, but it is not him.’

In their book, there are glimpses of the everyday challenges they face as a family: Reuben doesn’t sleep well at night, so someone has to be up with him. ere are tantrums, because regulating emotion is extremely di cult, and they’ve had to learn creative ways to prepare Reuben for any change in routine. ere were also the friends who told the couple that they didn’t want their children playing with Reuben anymore, in case they picked up his behaviour. But now they have found deep friendships—friends who will be there for them even when plans change at the last minute. euns says the book is partly a ‘thank you’ to the many people in their lives that have helped them raise Reuben. ‘ ey say it takes a village to raise a child, and when you have one of these special ones, it takes a whole country,’ he jokes. euns hopes that their book will encourage other parents and create a better understanding of the children behind the ASD label. e aim is to encourage parents—whatever their situation—that God has a plan and purpose for their child.

Rather than labelling autism as ‘abnormal’, euns prefers the term ‘neuro-atypical’: the autistic brain functions in a di erent way from people with ‘neuro-typical’ brains. Many people with ASD are highly skilled in certain areas and have excellent literal minds, but have di culty with abstract thought and emotions. In fact, experts believe some of the world’s greatest minds—like Wolfgang Mozart and Lewis Carroll—were most likely on the ASD spectrum.

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‘I will never stop praying,’ says euns, and even though he hasn’t yet seen the big miracle, there have been small miracles along the way.

Now eight, Reuben has limited speech, but reads surprisingly well. ‘He has made huge progress that I never thought possible,’ says euns. ey even took a three-month trip to the United States as a family, where Reuben had the time of his life visiting Disneyland.

But they have learnt to take life one day, and one challenge, at a time. ‘I’ve learnt the mountain is too high, so I don’t even look up. I face today’s challenges, and I leave tomorrow to the Lord. I just have to completely have faith for Reuben’s future.’ ‚ ‰‰‰ ‰

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In 2012, two of our tra c give-way rules changed in New Zealand.

One was the uncontrolled T-intersection rule; the other was the left-turn vs. right-turn rule. I was okay with ‘bottom of the T gives way to top of the T’, but the right-hand rule drilled into my brain just before my driver’s license test wanted to stay exactly where it was.

I like to know what I am supposed to do, so staring at another driver and trying to remember whether to stop or go was uncomfortable, and a bit embarrassing. Sometimes that driver was gracious and signalled for me to go; sometimes they weren’t and vented their frustration. Sometimes neither of us were sure what to do, so we both just sat there. Anyway, after a while I got the hang of it. Now I prefer the new rules. But I do remember the discomfort and embarrassment of not immediately knowing what to do.

We all like to avoid uncertainty, don’t we? We all want to know what we should do, but knowing it is a constant challenge.

Sometimes it’s clear to us, so we do it and carry on as if we’re on autopilot—no worries! Sometimes it isn’t that clear, and whatever we decide to do, we don’t feel entirely comfortable. e process by which we try to gure out the right thing to do is called ethics. We all ‘do’ ethics. Developing our own ethical framework is part of what it is to be human. ere are some things that ethics isn’t. Ethics is not the same as how we feel. People may feel bad about doing something wrong, but they may also feel good about doing something wrong.

On 7 January this year, two gunmen entered the o ces of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and murdered 12 people, including two policemen. ey felt that they had done the right thing. ey were wrong.

Ethics is also not the same as obeying the law. We hope that our law-making is ethical, but there are plenty of examples in history of corrupt law-making. In 1935, the ‘Nuremberg Laws’ excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying people of ‘German or German-related blood’.

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theatres through the ‘coloured’ entrance. Utah had a law banning marriage between a white person and anyone considered a ‘Negro’ (African American), ‘Mongolian’ (East Asian), or a member of the ‘Malay race’ (a classi cation used to refer to Filipinos). at law was only repealed in 1963.

In New Zealand, the con scation of M ori Land was achieved through laws such as the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 and the Public Works Act 1864. Today in New Zealand, we do not have legislation that is so blatantly unethical, but we still need to be careful. Are those with little access to nancial and educational resources unfairly disadvantaged? Are the challenges of disabled people properly considered? Is the provision of palliative care for terminally ill people adequate? roughout history, there have been many approaches to developing a system of ethics. Five of these can be brie y understood by summarising material supplied by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University: 1. e Utilitarian Approach: An ethical action is the one that does the most good.

2. e Rights Approach: An ethical action is the one that best protects human dignity and human rights.

3. e Fairness Approach: An ethical action is the one that treats all people equally.

4. e Common Good Approach: An ethical action is one that protects and develops the community as a whole.

5. e Virtue Approach: An ethical action is consistent with virtues such as honesty, courage, compassion, generosity and tolerance. ese ve approaches o er a reasonable characterisation of humanity’s thinking about ethics. ey represent some of the best of human philosophy and have made a contribution to the more praiseworthy parts of human history. If there was no other source of ethical guidance available to us, this would probably represent the best we could do. But those who follow Jesus Christ recognise and experience him, through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, as not just another source of ethical guidance but the ultimate source. e revelation of God through the person of Jesus Christ discloses a God who is for us; that is, he is pro-human. at is not surprising given that humanity—indeed, all of creation—is an act of God’s will.

But more than this, God is pro-human in the sense that he wants us to know and live life to the full (John 10:10). As a good father wants his child to do well, so God the Father wants us to experience the best life possible. is is achieved through our pursuit of God’s will, rather than human self-interest. e thing that God would have us do is the right thing to do. e Salvation Army recognises three ‘pillars’ that provide a secure foundation for Christian faith and practice: the teaching of Scripture,

the direction of the Holy Spirit, and the consensus of the Christian community. ey are ‘pillars’ because of the way they mediate Jesus Christ to us. e focus of the Bible is Jesus. Sometimes this is obvious, sometimes it is a little more obscure, but Jesus is the focus. He is the main character in the Bible’s presentation of the story of God and his creation. e Bible is the detailed account of God caring for humanity and humanity encountering that care. It is primarily a narrative, rather than a code of practice, but it does provide a resource for people seeking to understand what living according to the will of God looks like.

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e Holy Spirit brings the person of Jesus Christ to us. He makes us new people and continues to make us like Jesus Christ (see 2 Corinthians 3:18). Christian ethics is unintelligible without the Holy Spirit, because he makes our experience of the Bible and of Jesus Christ a personal one. In this way, Christian ethics becomes internal rather than external. It becomes a process inside us, rather than a code or set of rules outside of us that we take (or leave). e Christian community (the Church) is the body of Christ.

But it is not just this in a gurative sense. It is intended to be the physical body of Jesus Christ on earth. When it brings Christ to the world, the Church does so in actuality, not in theory. is is its calling and responsibility. at is why it must act out of a deep wisdom and humility. If the Church is the physical reality of Jesus Christ in the world, it will have something important to say about what constitutes ethical behaviour—about the right thing to do, about the speci c ethical and moral issues we face today, many of which did not exist for the biblical authors.

In these three pillars we have the foundation for Christian faith and practice. But when you are building a house you don’t do it by continually pouring one concrete slab after another on the foundation, you build a house on it! A house that can be renovated, remodelled or restored when necessary. And so the Church’s understanding of ‘the right thing to do’ continues to develop. e Holy Spirit continues to speak to the Church, empowering and guiding it. e Church must continue to remind itself that that which is built on rock is not cast in stone. It has a responsibility to take a position on moral and ethical issues, but it fails in that responsibility if it believes that any position is the last word on a subject. e last word does not go to the Church, but to the One who inhabits it: Jesus Christ. ’ ‡•

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Because you’re reading this in a magazine, I don’t know whether you count yourself among this multitude or not. As a Christian, I would suggest to my fellow believers that they probably should be. e technology that has developed over the last few years (the worlddominating Facebook is not even a teenager yet) is well-suited to our mission to ful l the Great Commission. Salvation, we are reminded in Romans , is for all who call on the name of the Lord: But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? And how can the message be proclaimed if the messengers are not sent out? As the Scripture says, ‘How wonderful is the coming of messengers who bring good news!’

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If we’re not present on social media, we aren’t conveying that message to the fullest extent. Or, worse, our non-participation could be creating the misplaced impression that we don’t care or aren’t interested. at said, for those of us who are online, it’s important that our ‘digital persona’ is kept in check. Are we exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit in our online interactions, or are we prone to gossip, exaggeration or careless language?

Here’s a challenge. Check your last ve Tweets/Facebook updates/ Instagram pictures. Would someone randomly happening upon them—and them alone—be able to deduce that you are a Christian?

A Salvationist?

Confession time: I can be prone to the occasional virtual spleenventing directed at unsuspecting customer services representatives (usually, as it happens, in the rail industry). I suspect my e orts would be better spent in sharing content of real value than in relieving my frustration at the latest broken-down train/signal problem on the line.

But I believe we should also be real. If our social media output comprises nothing but randomly-selected Bible verses and inane ‘Jesus loves you’ thoughts for the day, we run the risk of being written o as irrelevant. e earth-dwelling Jesus lived in the real world, where there was grit, discomfort and su ering. ere is a balance to be achieved.

Let’s try to be authentic and not fob people o with convenient—but ultimately crass—‘explanations’ for illness, natural disasters or the shortcomings of Christians who have erred.

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So, how can we proclaim the gospel message e ectively? Here are a few tips …

•• …• Follow interesting people on Facebook and Twitter.

Not just Christians (although they can be interesting too). Comment on their updates—particularly where you share a common interest.

On Twitter, you can interject in most conversations by prefacing your message with the originator’s @-handle. For instance, @SalvationArmyNZ for e Salvation Army in New Zealand, @SPPU for our Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit, @SalvArmyIHQ for the Army’s International Headquarters, @Boundless for our international congress. It would be great if you could follow and share with these pages.

• • • Many Twitter conversations include one or more hashtags to help keep everyone in on the topic ( e Salvation Army’s Worldwide Prayer Meeting tweets, for instance, use #WWPM, the international congress uses #boundless ). Facebook has recently got in on the hashtag act too.

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Share it in a Facebook status. Praying about an issue of personal/local/ national/international signi cance? Tell people. Celebrating answered prayer? Tell even more people! Œ …¢ • According to the vast majority of people CO = carbon monoxide, rather than commanding o cer. DC = direct current, not divisional commander. THQ = probably a typo! e overwhelming majority of social media users will not be au fait with Salvation Army terminology, especially when abbreviated. Try to use straightforward language, despite the temptation to squeeze every last drop out of the -character Twitter limit.

• ••¡ While Salvation Army International Headquarters and many Salvation Army territories/divisions/ corps have o cial social media channels, they’re no substitute for personal relationship. Your own network of friends and contacts will have a much more immediate connection with you, so your voice is important. Retweeting ‘corporate’ Twitter messages or sharing our

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e Salvation Army HomeCare service is reaching into homes in a new way with a dedicated website explaining the service and what it does. e website homecare.org.nz was launched at the end of last year to help people looking for in-home care and support. e Salvation Army HomeCare operates in the upper North Island in Auckland, the Bay of Plenty and Midland, providing a variety of services for people who need support to live independently in their own home. e new website contains information for potential clients and their families about individual services and how to get in touch, as well as for people interested in becoming HomeCare support workers, with information about the work, training and development,.

HomeCare marketing advisor George Cook, who helped oversee the creation of the website, said it was helpful to display all the information about HomeCare in one place for people looking for help, especially as e Salvation Army HomeCare includes a large number of services.

Along with o ering personal care, medication oversight, respite and home visits from a nurse, HomeCare also organises volunteer visiting and pastoral support for people. And it connects clients to other supports from the Army, ensuring HomeCare clients are connecting to care, George said.

‘Most services do the standard three hours they’re paid to do, helping out and chatting to you while they do it, but in addition to providing this “service” HomeCare can also provide someone to come and just visit, have a cup of tea with you and talk. And if you need other help, people also get access to e Salvation Army’s nationwide network. If anyone can help, it is e Salvation Army. And, if we can’t help, we know who can. Which is what separates us from the competition.’

HomeCare clients include people with disabilities or recovering from accidents or surgery, but the majority of clients are elderly people who want to stay in their own homes. People describe staying in their own homes as empowering, helping them maintain their independence. ‘ ey like staying in their own homes because of the memories there and it’s their own space. It helps with a sense of independence,

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they can keep pets and enjoy life on their own terms,’ George said.

It also helps keep communities together, and the Government is increasingly supporting in-home care and encouraging ways for people to stay in their own homes for longer.

With people increasingly going online it was important to have a presence to help people nd out about HomeCare and give people easy access to the service, George said.

Many of those looking are adults helping to make decisions for their elderly parents and looking online for information about what help is out there. However, there are also more older people making the most of the internet to support their own health needs. In 2012, looking up health services was the second most common use of the internet for people over 65, making the website a great way to reach people looking for assistance.

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Salvationists are being encouraged to pray for rooms in a new initiative to strengthen the Army’s prayer life and better support residential clients. e Army’s Spiritual Life Development Network has come up with the idea of helping people commit to praying for clients staying in a room at Epsom Lodge or Addington Supportive Accommodation.

Epsom Lodge has 93 rooms, while Addington Supportive Accommodation has 78 rooms.

Major Heather Rodwell, Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development, said people taking part in the project will receive a bookmark prayer card with the number of a room at one of the centres and commit to pray daily for whoever is in the room. e prayer network was discussing ways to encourage prayer in the Army when the idea of a similar project run in the past by Catholic churches in New Zealand, praying for prisoners in cells, came up.

Invercargill corps sergeant major and network member Russell Healey took up overseeing the project. While the details of clients couldn’t be given out to people and the clients changed regularly, the aim was to provide continual prayer cover. e Salvation Army prayer network decided to adapt the project, starting with Salvation Army accommodation units and hopefully expanding it to make sure all clients staying under the Army’s roof, such as Addiction Services clients, were covered, Heather said.

‘It’s a very simple concept of having someone praying for whoever is in that room, not knowing who they are, why they are there, but praying blessings on their life, praying for release from things that bind them and that opportunities will come for them.’ e Salvation Army has some very faithful prayer intercessors likely keen to take part, but the network is hoping the project would also draw in more people from across the Army. As well as helping people in need, it would strengthen the prayer life of the individual and the Army, Heather said.

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e year 2014 concluded on a high note for e Salvation Army in Fiji as Salvationists met at Labasa Corps (Captains Lasarusa and Limaina Turaga) to celebrate ve years of divisional leadership by Majors Iliesa and Litiana Cola. e couple are currently awaiting visas ahead of taking up new appointments as corps o cers of Otahuhu Corps in Auckland, New Zealand. e hall was full, with people of all ages travelling from as far away as ‘the Garden Island’ of Fiji (Taveuni Corps), ‘the Hidden Paradise’ (Savusavu Corps), and the two outposts of Sasake and Valeni.

As part of the celebration, Majors Iliesa and Litiana Cola enrolled 10 energetic young people as senior soldiers— ve from Labasa Corps and ve from Sasake Outpost. ey also dedicated six children— ve from Labasa Corps and one from Savusavu Corps.

Major Iliesa Cola’s Bible message was based on Philippians 3:7-14 on ‘the necessity of forgetfulness’. As a new year approached, it was important to leave behind those things that hinder our journey with the Lord, and move forward by faith. It was also important to keep believing in God’s Word.

Majors David and Vyvyenne Noakes took up their appointments as new divisional leaders in Fiji on 8 January. …

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e Salvation Army has welcomed a new national Human Resources manager, Bruce Wall, following the retirement of national manager Paul Geoghegan after 15 years.

A former frontline police o cer in Wellington, Bruce moved into HR after a decade with the Police and has worked in the not-for-pro t sector with IHC, as well as being HR manager for the Crown Law o ce and helping oversee the creation of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Moving from the Police to HR felt like a natural shift and the role tted with his personality, he said.

‘I was already interested in HR issues and enjoyed engaging with people and the people side of the job when I decided to switch. I also enjoy the variety of the role. One of the things I nd quite exciting about HR is when you arrive in the morning you never know what you are going to do,’ he said.

Bruce was working with MBIE when he saw e Salvation Army job advertised. His job with MBIE was not supposed to end until June 2015, but after a chat with Paul, who he already knew, he decided he could not pass up the opportunity to move back into the not-for-pro t sector. ‘I realised that jobs like this don’t come around very often and I like working in the not-for-pro t sector. I enjoy the passion of the people, their strength and their beliefs.’

Being HR manager involves a wide range of tasks, from looking after health and safety to giving legal advice and overseeing employment issues. Bruce also manages the payroll department. ‘A lot of my job is managing risks to the Army and making sure its most valuable resource, the people, are looked after. e Salvation Army is a big organisation, a similar size to MBIE, and it’s a big job, but we want to be a good employer.

‘I always use the mantra “do unto others as you would have them do to you”. I think, as a manager, if you treat your sta how you would want to be treated you’ll generally keep yourself and the organisation out of trouble.’

At a Territorial Headquarters farewell prior to Christmas 2014, Bruce’s predecessor Paul was thanked for his inspirational leadership of e Salvation Army’s HR functions. Colleagues praised him for his wisdom, calm and professional manner, and rich sense of humour.

Captain Gerry Walker (Territorial Secretary for Personnel) thanked Paul, a committed Catholic, for his service and commitment to e Salvation Army’s mission. Having started as a sole charge HR o cer, Paul was retiring having established a legacy of a very professional HR team well regarded across the territory.

In response, Paul said he had aimed to develop a strong customer service culture in the HR Department. ‘If I take pride in one thing,’ he said, ‘it is that by luck, good fortune or possibly skill, I’ve had the knack of recruiting good sta who make me look good.’

Out of his 45-year working life, working for e Salvation Army had been the most rewarding, said Paul. ‘Hardly a day goes by when you don’t hear someone says, “God bless you!” ‘I’ve so enjoyed working here.’

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More than 60 years after the current M ori Bible was published, Bible Society New Zealand has published two new sample translations of ‘Te Rongopai a Ruka’ (‘ e Gospel of Luke’) in M ori.

Anglican Bishop Kito Pikaahu, Bishop of Te Tai Tokerau (Northland-Auckland), said Bible Society’s new Gospel of Luke in M ori was exciting because it presented the Good News of Jesus Christ in a fresh way. ‘[ is] should impact signi cantly on native and uent M ori speakers, both young and old. For those Christians less familiar with or learning Te Reo, the new translation will o er deeper and newer insights into the study of the life of Jesus as told by Luke.’ e publication of ‘Te Rongopai a Ruka’ is part of a 15-year journey to provide a full contemporary M ori Bible suitable for young M ori speakers, most of whom speak M ori as a second language. Reader preferences around the two new translations of Luke will help shape the style of the full Bible translation in contemporary M ori—the ultimate goal for Bible Society and M ori church leaders. A team of M ori advisors and translators will continue to work on this task with Bible Society NZ. Stephen Pattemore (Translations Director) said it was important that all New Zealanders should hear and understand the gospel. ‘As society changes, language changes with it, and the language of our grandchildren is not the same as the language of our grandfathers.’

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For the rst time, ˜e S alvation Army Year Book has been published as an e-book. It is hoped many people will take advantage of the new format, which allows them to have a copy of the 2015 Year Book on their smartphones, tablets and some e-readers. As before, printed copies are also available. ˜e S alvation Army Year Book is a valuable resource to Salvationists and non-Salvationists alike. It was rst published in 1906. Since then, the Year Book has provided an annual snapshot of Salvation Army work and ministry, with facts and statistics supported by reports and articles.

Published for e Salvation Army’s 150th anniversary, the 2015 Year Book includes articles about engaging with society, the Army’s antitra cking ministry and international congresses through the years.

General André Cox writes in the foreword, ‘ is edition of e Year Book provides many facts and much information about the work of the worldwide Salvation Army. Most inspiring are the impact- lled stories of positive, lasting transformation, where God, through the mission and ministry of his faithful people, changes the lives of men, women, boys and girls for the present and into eternity.’

Like the printed copy, the e-book features numerous black-andwhite photographs of e Salvation Army’s ministry from many of the 126 countries in which it is at work, along with colour sections containing vibrant photos and detailed maps. e printed version exclusively contains a record of o cers in designated appointments or holding the rank of lieut-colonel, details of retired o cers ranked lieut-commissioner and above, and a list of o cer retirements and promotions to Glory. e 2015 Year Book is available for Kindle e-readers—and many other devices running the free Kindle app—through the various international versions of online retailer Amazon (search for ‘Salvation Army Year Book 2015’).

It can also be downloaded onto Kobo e-readers through the kobo. com website. Prices will vary.

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More than 300 people are reported to be dead or missing after severe oods caused devastation in Malawi in January. Territorial Commander Colonel Moses Wandulu reports that houses, livestock, food and crops have been swept away, leaving survivors with nothing.

More than 100,000 people were left homeless, with an estimated 300,000 a ected in some way. e Salvation Army is responding to the needs of vulnerable families in ve communities, working in coordination with the government and other agencies. Aid distribution includes maize, peas and beans, along with mosquito nets to protect against the threat of malaria, and blankets to help people cope with the cold. e Salvation Army’s Canada and Bermuda Territory has already provided almost US$20,000 to provide food, bedding and mosquito nets to 240 people in Chikwawa, but more funds are urgently needed.

Colonel Wandulu says e Salvation Army in Malawi has been badly a ected by the ooding, with some halls and quarters left unusable.

Captains Amos and Alice Zikatiwindu and their family at Osiyana Corps (church) only survived by taking refuge up a tree for three days and nights. Salvation Army emergency workers have visited the captains, providing food and clothing, and supporting the family in prayer.

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ere’s nothing like a good book or movie to inject inspiration into our lives. During the summer break, I took in a few of this season’s blockbusters, but by far the most compelling movie I saw was Selma, the inspirational story of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and his ght for justice for the African-American people.

Despite violent opposition, Dr King and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery. eir e orts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

One overarching theme stands out in many of this season’s best movies: people giving of themselves in sacri cial acts of love that often involve con ict and struggle. It seems the best books and movies emphasise these qualities. As Dr Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacri ce, su ering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.’

I wonder, though, why is it that we enjoy viewing these things on the big screen, enthralled by the passion they evoke in us, but shy away from them in real life? Why aren’t we prepared for the sacri ce and struggle required to achieve God’s goals? e word ‘sacri ce’ has negative connotations today. (‘You mean I’ve got to give that up, or do something hard for someone else’s bene t?!’) But the original meaning was ‘a surrender of something of value as a means of gaining something more desirable or preventing some evil’. e words ‘sacri ce’ and ‘sacred’ come from the same root word. So, when we sacri ce something for the good of others, we are, in essence, taking part in a sacred act to God. is principle is played out in another recent lm, Exodus —Gods and Kings, in which Moses sacri ces much to become God’s man for the moment. He gives up being Pharaoh’s son, the privileges of the palace and the riches of Egypt. In exchange, he spends 40 years in the desert, then risks ridicule and rejection as he declares, on God’s behalf, ‘Let my people go!’

Moses is willing to make sacri ces to do God’s will and purpose.

As Salvationists, we are called to sacramental living. We pledge to live sacri cially to serve others. is lifestyle is best summed up by Paul, who wrote: ‘ erefore, I urge you brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to o er your bodies as living sacri ces, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship’ (Romans 12:1).

What great struggles in the world today need you to stand and declare, on God’s behalf, let my people go? ere will be a cost in su ering, struggle and sacri ce, but it will be worth it!

Salvationist Albert Orsborn put it this way: My life must be Christ’s broken bread / My love his outpoured wine /… at other souls, refreshed and fed / May share his life through mine.

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‰ Who are the people who have had the greatest impact in your life? Some of the greatest in uencers in my life are those I have been intentional about allowing to speak into my life through a mentoring relationship.

Mentoring in a Christian context is simply investing into the life of someone by encouraging and empowering them to grow as a disciple of Jesus. When we give permission to someone who has been on the Christian journey longer than us to speak with truth and wisdom, it helps us to ourish. We become like those we spend time with, so it is important to be intentional about relationships that can impact us positively.

Time and time again in the Bible, we see one generation investing into the next: Jethro and Moses, Moses and Joshua, Naomi and Ruth, Mordecai and Esther, David and Solomon, Barzillai and Kimham, Elijah and Elisha, to name a few. God even required the Israelites to share stories of what God was doing from generation to generation. Psalm 145:3-4 says, ‘God is magni cent; he can never be praised enough. ere are no boundaries to his greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.’

Growth comes by embracing the experience and stories of the generations before us.

One of the amazing things about the Church today is her intergenerational nature. I love that the Church spans across so many generations! It’s a big family, lled with grandparents, parents, aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, children and grandchildren. And each generation has the potential to invest in the one that is coming. Picture a relay race, where the wisdom, dreams, possibilities, experiences and stories of one generation can be passed onto the next, so that the next can pick up, take o and continue running the race.

Following Jesus is not always easy, but within the Church, we are surrounded by people who love us and want to see us succeed.

And more often than not, they’ve been where we are. ey get it.

And they are willing to share their learning with us, so we can grow, becoming more like Jesus and ful lling his purpose in our lives.

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Since I was 17, I’ve been intentional about having a mentor. I’ve always looked for people who inspire me. ese are people who have a relationship with Jesus I admire; I see them growing in his likeness and there are aspects of their life that encourage me to be more like Jesus.

I see something in them that I desire, so I’m intentional about getting them in my life so I can learn from them and catch their passion.

Elisha had a great mentor in Elijah. He saw that Elijah carried a powerful anointing. And before Elijah was taken up into Heaven by God, Elisha asked for a double portion of that anointing for himself.

He asked and he received it.

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Is there someone in your life who you admire and respect because of the relationship they have with Jesus, the way they live their life, their heart for justice, their passion for prayer, or the anointing they carry? Do they carry something in a spiritual sense that you would like to have in your life? If so, be intentional: ask them if they would be willing to meet with you regularly as a mentor.

One of the greatest bene ts I’ve found in having a mentor, is having someone to be accountable to. When I set a goal, I know that my mentor is going to ask me how I’m going with it the next time we meet. She holds me accountable in my relationship with Jesus and in my relationship with others because she wants to see me develop and grow. It’s helpful because I know I’m more likely to follow through on something when I’m going to be held accountable. I also appreciate being asked tough questions that challenge my thinking.

Mentoring relationships are often seasonal. When we ask someone to mentor us, we aren’t asking them to commit to a lifelong relationship! We’re asking them to speak into our life for this particular season that we are in.

And di erent people have di erent approaches to a mentoring relationship. One of my previous mentors would meet with me fortnightly ato do some Bible study or go through a workbook together. Another mentor would meet with me regularly for co ee where we’d focus on key challenges I was facing at the time. Each of these was just what I needed at the time.

A successful mentoring relationship is dependent on vulnerability and honesty. If we really want to grow, we need to be willing to share some of the deep parts of our lives: our fears, our dreams, our mistakes, our aws, our areas of struggle, our strengths, our relationship with God, and our relationships with others. is requires an initial level of trust, which is further cultivated through journeying

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together. As that trust deepens, so our willingness to share and become vulnerable increases. is trust and vulnerability needs to be mutual.

No matter how I feel going into a mentoring session, I always feel really good when I come out. I feel uplifted, encouraged, able, valuable and of worth. I’m always inspired to grow in my relationship with Jesus. When times are tough, I’m lled with hope to persevere.

Mentoring has helped me grow in my relationship with Jesus—in my understanding of who he is, and who I am in him.

If you want 2015 to be a year in which you grow as a dynamic disciple of Jesus, I encourage you: get a mentor and be a mentor. ‚ ƒ

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